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Episode ZD119
From Countdown
Episode ZD119 was broadcast on 30 November 2021, as part of ZoomDown Series 4.
Game 1
Ronan Higginson played Dan Byrom, with Ronan Higginson winning 138 – 112. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ahmed Mohamed, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong.
Rnd | Selection | Ronan Higginson | Score | Dan Byrom | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UEAVPEEGS | PEEVES | 6 – 6 | PESAGE | SEEPAGE | 7 |
2 | NETENIMLI | MOONED | 12 – 12 | MOONED | GOODMEN | 14 |
3 | 25 75 100 50 1 4 → 127 | 127
75 + 50 + 1 + ((100 / 25) / 4) |
22 – 12 | 126 |
|
24 |
4 | WLBTAIUEM | MUTABLE | 29 – 19 | ALUMITE | TIMBALE, WEBMAIL | 31 |
5 | UEINLSAFO | FUSIONAL | 37 – 27 | NOISEFUL | 39 | |
6 | 25 100 2 1 2 7 → 135 | 135
(25 + 2) * (7 - 2) |
47 – 37 | 135
100 + 25 + 7 + 2 + 1 |
|
49 |
7 | ACEETORVR | OVERREACT | 65 – 55 | OVERREACT | OVERTRACE | 67 |
8 | GLRDOAAIT | GLADIATOR | 83 – 73 | GLADIATOR | 85 | |
9 | 50 75 100 25 2 1 → 671 | 672
(100 - 75) * 25 + 50 - 2 - 1 |
90 – 80 | 672
(100 - 75) * 25 + 50 - 2 - 1 |
|
92 |
10 | RXRSEEUEN | ENSURE | 96 – 80 | ☓ reensure | SNEERER | 99 |
11 | IIAMSSEDE | DEMISES | 103 – 87 | DISEASE | DAISIES, IDIASMS, MEISIES, MIESIES, MISEASE, SEASIDE | 106 |
12 | RMLZUAOEN | NUMERAL | 110 – 94 | ENAMOUR | ALMONER, MORULAE, NEMORAL, NEUROMA, ROMANZE, ROMULEA, UNMORAL, ZERANOL | 113 |
13 | IAESRDTOG | ASTEROID | 118 – 102 | ASTEROID | GODETIAS, GORDITAS, STODGIER | 121 |
14 | 7 9 2 5 3 6 → 574 | 574
(9 * 7) * (6 + 3) + 5 + 2 |
128 – 112 | 574
((6 + 3) * 9 * 7) + 5 + 2 |
|
131 |
15 | GOUSEBIRO | BOURGEOIS
(0.9 seconds) |
138 – 112 | 141 |
Game 2
Ronan Higginson played Ahmed Mohamed, with Ahmed Mohamed winning 117 – 101. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dan Byrom, and the lexicographer was George Armstrong.
Rnd | Selection | Ronan Higginson | Score | Ahmed Mohamed | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IAACRTITB | TRAIT | 0 – 6 | RIATTA | IATRIC | 6 |
2 | EOUHMDRUO | HUMOURED | 8 – 14 | HUMOURED | 14 | |
3 | 75 50 25 100 1 10 → 151 | 151
100 + 50 + 1 |
18 – 24 | 151
100 + 50 + 1 |
|
24 |
4 | OEAGFTKSE | GOATEES | 25 – 31 | GOATEES | 31 | |
5 | EOALNTETP | ANTELOPE | 33 – 31 | ☓ pentatol | 39 | |
6 | 50 9 7 8 2 9 → 736 | 736
((50 * 2) - 7 - (9 / 9)) * 8 |
43 – 41 | 736
(9 + 7) * (50 - (8 / 2)) |
|
49 |
7 | EOERNGRAO | OREGANO | 50 – 48 | OREGANO | GROANER | 56 |
8 | IEEZMRTWS | METRIZES | 58 – 56 | METRIZES | TERMWISE | 64 |
9 | 100 50 25 75 4 10 → 912 | 913
(100 - 4) * 10 - 50 + (75 / 25) |
65 – 56 | ☓ |
GA: 912 = ((75 / 25) + 100) * 4 + (50 * 10) |
74 |
10 | EAURDVOFD | FAVOURED | 73 – 64 | FAVOURED | 82 | |
11 | EOESGALNS | GASOLENES | 91 – 82 | GASOLENES | 100 | |
12 | EIOPVTIDD | PITIED | 91 – 89 | PIVOTED | 107 | |
13 | EAIQSUBSM | AMUSES | 91 – 97 | IAMBUSES | QUAMBIES | 115 |
14 | 100 3 6 1 7 5 → 114 | 114
100 + 7 + 6 + 1 |
101 – 107 | 114
100 + 7 + 6 + 1 |
|
125 |
15 | AMEDMANOR | 101 – 117 | MEMORANDA
(1.3 seconds) |
135 |